Community Executive at Founders Forum Group in London, England, GB

On-site | Founders Forum Events | Full time | London, England, United Kingdom

Work with an established events team to deliver some of Europe's best-in-class tech events and grow our global community of inspiring founders.

About Founders Forum Group

Founders Forum Group is a global community and group of businesses supporting entrepreneurs at every stage of their journeys. Its forums unite the world's most influential founders, investors, corporate and government leaders to tackle era-defining questions in iconic locations across the globe.

Fuelled by the connections and ideas forged at the group's flagship events, FF Group businesses support the needs of today's founders via connections (Events), services (Founders Keepers, Founders Law, Founders Makers, Miroma Founders Network, Founders HR, Founders Comms, Founders Health INDI, 01 Founders, Founders Pledge, Grip, Global Talent, Founders Match), insights & advocacy (Tech Nation Research & Insights), growth programmes (Future Fifty, Upscale, Climate, Creo, Deeptech), access to capital (Founders Factory, firstminute capital), and a newly launched venture The Longevity Show. In 2021, the group sold its innovation strategy consulting firm, Founders Intelligence, to global consultancy Accenture.

Since 2019, Founders Forum Group has partnered with Informa Tech to celebrate the strength and diversity of UK tech through London Tech Week.

In 2023, FFG acquired Tech Nation, the UK's leading growth platform for tech scaleups. Founders Forum Group continues the previously government-funded programmes centred around early-stage and scaling founders, as well as data-driven research into the UK's tech ecosystem. Tech Nation is also proudly the official endorsing body for the UK's Global Talent Visa on behalf of the Home Office.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a Community Executive to join the Founders Forum Events team. This is a generalist role that sits across our entire events portfolio. You'll be a dynamic, go-to member of the team, helping out with everything from guest research and invitations to on-site delivery and post-event follow-up, wherever you are needed most.

This permanent role is perfect for someone who wants to get stuck into events and tech, and is ready to take on more variety, responsibility and ownership than a typical junior community role.

Responsibilities

Across the events portfolio

• Work across the full Founders Forum events portfolio, picking up the work that matters most as priorities shift between events
• Support the team across the whole event lifecycle, from guest research and invitations through to onsite delivery and post-event follow-up
• Take ownership of defined work streams and smaller projects, working independently and keeping the wider team informed

Community and guest research

• Research and onboard new members to the Founders Forum community, keeping our CRM data accurate and comprehensive
• Compile lists of potential invitees and speakers
• Stay up to date across tech, business and political news to flag new prospects and community members

Data and insight

• Analyse segments within the Founders Forum database using our CRM, enrichment tools and marketing hub to identify growth opportunities
• Use tools such as PitchBook, Dealroom and Sales Navigator to identify and pursue new routes to key prospects and VIPs

Content and event operations

• Assist in building and managing event registration sites, coordinate invitation follow-ups and registrations, and handle event enquiries in the community inbox
• Assist in producing community-facing event materials (e.g. guest books, event app content, name badges, seating plans)

Onsite and after the event

• Be a confident, friendly presence onsite at Founders Forum events, helping guests have a smooth, memorable experience
• Troubleshoot issues in real time as they come up, escalating where needed

This is the role for you if...

• You have a passion for technology and its broader context, including current affairs, politics, innovation and entrepreneurship

• You want to get involved in events and tech, and enjoy the variety of working across many different events at once

• You're comfortable with gen AI tools and pick up new platforms quickly

• You're motivated and organised, able to prioritise and adapt when workflows change last minute

• You naturally take initiative and gravitate towards responsibility, and you're comfortable working independently

• You're great at receiving feedback and quick to action it within your workflow

• You're a team player who is happy to assist colleagues with tasks as required

• Experience in a community, events, or other relevant role

• Experience working in events, either as part of a previous role or in a dedicated events role

• Experience juggling multiple projects or events at once, with meticulous attention to detail

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Good verbal and written communication skills (English language)

• Comfortable using AI tools like Claude to streamline day-to-day work, with an interest in finding new ways AI can make our processes faster and smarter

• Able to pick up new platforms quickly and works confidently across tools such as Swoogo, PitchBook, and Grip

• CRM experience is an asset

Interview Process

• Preliminary call with the Head of Community
• In-person task-based interview, meeting with the Head of Marketing and Director of Marketing
• Optional coffee catch-up before offer

We offer a range of flexible, discretionary benefits to our team. These currently include:

• 25 days contractual annual leave
• Enhanced discretionary leave provision, including an additional day off for your birthday and leave between Christmas and New Years Day
• The option to work remotely anywhere in the world for 3 weeks/year (1 week at Easter and 2 weeks during July and August)
• AXA Health insurance, with the option to add dependents
• Life Insurance
• Medicash access including online GP access and mental health support
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive pension provision
• Perkbox membership with generous monthly allocation of points for day to day purchases
• Learning and development annual allowance
• Cycle to work scheme
• Lunch 1x/week, office snacks, and regular team drinks
• Quarterly team activities and annual team trip/day out
• Access to the Founders Forum Group network of businesses and wider tech ecosystem

We currently have a working pattern of Monday-Thursday in office and Fridays remote.

Founders Forum Group's Values

• Community first: More than just fellow founders. Everything we offer is centred around the founders we work alongside.
• Entrepreneurial to our core: Preserving our startup mentality is the key to being able to empathise with and fully support our growing community.
• Founding the future: We are forward thinkers. Always at the forefront of innovation.
• Excellence without ego: We don't take ourselves too seriously, but are proud of what we do. We work together, recognising the expertise of those around us, and understand the value in differing points of view. We are committed to excellence and always hold ourselves to the highest standard.